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United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and corporate law: the struggle for human rights integration

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The article examines the evolution and impact of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), focusing on the pivotal role played by the Ruggie Process, spearheaded by Professor John Ruggie. It highlights the significance of the Corporate Law Tools Project (CLTP), which analysed corporate and securities laws across thirty-nine jurisdictions to promote human rights. Despite extensive consultations and findings underscoring the potential of corporate law to address human rights issues, the UNGPs incorporate limited references to corporate law, reflecting a compromise to achieve broad consensus without imposing binding obligations on corporations. The article tries to highlight the possible reasons for the exclusion of comprehensive corporate law measures.

Source: Transnational Legal Theory

DOI: 10.1080/20414005.2025.2550884

Authors: Amit Kumar, Indrajit Dube, Shuvro Prosun Sarker

Institutions: Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, National Law School of India University, National Law University Meghalaya

Language: English

Topic: Corporate Law and Human Rights

Subfield: Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4413840243

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